Joseph Cho, DDS
Dentist · Salinas, CA
Joseph Cho, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1255677530, issued on Dec 14, 2012. Check the license (California 45233, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Cho
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 45233 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1760 N. Main St., Salinas, CA 93906
- Phone
- (831) 442-2610
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Cho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 45233Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin37 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $46.05
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Joseph Cho among 14,729 dentist records in California
Joseph Cho, DDS is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 dentist records list a practice address in Salinas
They are 57 of the 4,530 NPPES records with a practice address in Salinas, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Cho, DDS's NPI number?
Joseph Cho, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255677530, issued on Dec 14, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Cho, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1760 N. Main St., Salinas, CA, 93906. Phone: (831) 442-2610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Cho, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 45233, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Cho, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Cho, DDS had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.